Covid-19: BAME data must not become ‘hot potato too difficult to confront’
The Shuri Network called for a “stronger focus” from leaders to address inequalities following anaylsis that revealed disproportionate BAME deaths.
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The Shuri Network called for a “stronger focus” from leaders to address inequalities following anaylsis that revealed disproportionate BAME deaths.
NHSX has chosen to take a ‘centralised’ approach to collecting data on potential Covid-19 contacts, compared to Apple and Google’s ‘decentralised’ approach.
Matthew Gould has said he wants to “knock on the head” any suggestion that data from the NHS contact-tracing app will be shared with the private sector.
The panel will be led by Professor Sir Jonathan Montgomery, of University College London. He was previously head of the Nuffield Council on bioethics.
Councils are struggling to access lists of “shielded” patients despite Cabinet Office rules stating they should have access, a council chief says.
Amazon and Delloitte are among the companies who will help the department deliver testing kits and collate patient data on Covid-19.